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Top Holiday Gifts That Support a Good Cause
The holidays are about gift-giving, and many people prefer to spend their gift budgets on items that support good causes aiding people in need. If you are someone who likes to give holiday gifts that directly support good causes, here are a few organizations that you might consider. It may sound too good to be true, […]
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Five Free Educational Apps to Keep Kids Learning All Summer
The summer slide is notorious among educators. It’s the learning loss some kids experience during the long summer break when they forget some of the things they learned during the previous school year. Reading is a perfect way to keep the summer slide at bay. In fact, experts say just reading six books during the […]
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5 Ways Teens Can Earn Money This Summer
As we enter summer vacation season, a lot of high school students or their parents are looking for ways teens can earn money. They’ve got free time on their hands and are looking for cash. There’s good news on the youth employment front: It’s trending upward. Nearly 50 percent of teens and young adults, ages […]
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8 Ways To Have Affordable Family Spring Break Fun
Beach vacations. Tropical destinations. Long weekends. Spring break often means big bucks for plenty of families. Spending tops $1 billion, according to one report, and that’s just for college spring breakers partying in locations in Florida and Texas. That tally doesn’t include the countless families, faced with a week off of school and questions […]
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Cheap Indoor Winter Activities For Kids
Do you miss the warm, sunny summer days when the kids stay occupied for hours at a time just playing outside? Depending on where you live, it’s hard to spend a lot of time outdoors in the winter because of the cold or snow. But being stuck inside all day means kids quickly get cabin […]
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Holiday Money Stress: How to Cope
Combine debt or tight finances with pressure to spend for the holidays, and the result is holiday money stress.
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Summer Travel Tips for the Budget-Conscious
It’s summertime, and you know what that means – vacation time! But traveling during the peak summer months can get expensive. If you’re living on a budget, spending extra cash for vacation isn’t always possible. We know you don’t want to stay home all summer long, so we’ve pulled together some of the best summer […]
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Cheap Summer Activities For Kids That Fit In Your Budget
For kids, summer vacation drags on forever. For parents, those weeks can just seem like a big drag on their wallet – thanks to summer camps, vacations and all of those ice cream cones. But summer time doesn’t have to be so expensive. Here are five cheap summer activities to keep down expenses and build […]
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School’s Almost Out: Tips for Covering Summer Expenses
Most kids can’t wait until that last bell rings, signaling summer vacation. Working parents, however, often look to that same day with dread as they add up the total cost of Summer expenses on their wallets. Vacations, camps, activities, pool time. Together, those Summer expenses conspire to have a huge impact on a family’s budget. […]